Chickpea, tomato & spinach curry

Healthy vegan recipe for 6 people, takes only 40 mins; recipe has onion, garlic clove, ginger, tomato, oil, ground cumin, ground coriander, turmeric, chilli flakes, yeast, red lentil, coconut cream, broccoli, chickpea, baby spinach, lemon, sesame seed and cashew.

Chickpea, tomato & spinach curry

Chickpea, tomato & spinach curry

Recipe by Chef Soomro Course: Healthy vegan
Servings

6

servings
Prep time

15 mins

Ingredients

  • Turmeric: 1 tsp turmeric
  • Cashew: 1 tbsp chopped cashew, to mix with the sesame seeds
  • Garlic Clove: 2 garlic cloves, chopped
  • Onion: 1 onion, chopped
  • Tomato: 6 ripe tomatoes
  • Chickpea: 400g can chickpeas, drained
  • Lemon: 1 lemon, halved
  • Chilli Flakes: pinch chilli flakes
  • Red Lentil: 4 tbsp red lentils
  • Ground Cumin: 1 tsp ground cumin
  • Oil: 1/2 tbsp oil
  • Baby Spinach: 100g bag baby spinach leaves
  • Broccoli: 1 head of broccoli, broken into small florets
  • Ginger: 3cm/1 1/4 in piece ginger, grated
  • Ground Coriander: 2 tsp ground coriander
  • Sesame Seed: 1 tbsp toasted sesame seed
  • Coconut Cream: 6 tbsp coconut cream
  • Yeast: 1 tsp yeast extract (we used Marmite)

Directions

  1. Put the onion, garlic, ginger and tomatoes in a food processor or blender and whizz to a puree.
  2. Heat oil in a large pan. Add the spices, fry for a few secs and add puree and yeast extract. Bubble together for 2 mins, then add lentils and coconut cream. Cook until lentils are tender, then add the broccoli and cook for 4 mins. Stir in chickpeas and spinach, squeeze over lemon and swirl through sesame and cashew mixture. Serve with brown rice, if you like.